BOOKS, ARTICLES & BLOGPOSTS On/By ISAIGNANI ILAIYARAAJA

[crvenky]

A nice website:
http://ragadhevan.blogspot.com/

[vel]

இளையராஜாவின் இசைக்குழப்பங்கள்
http://meetchi.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/975/

yedho oru kaalathula (1988) indha raajalakshmi paati yedho theriyaama ezhudhittaanga...vidunga...ippo avanavan blog open panni sagattu menikki ezhudhi thallaraanunga ...(like that cheru sorry charu). Kalaivaaniyae song pathi raajalakshmi paati'oda comment semma comedy...that alone shows what a half baked vengaayam she is (or was !)

[skr]

There was a nice write up of Guitar Prasanna picking his favourite Ilaiyaraja Songs.That article i think appeared on Raaja.com but its now not to be seen anywhere on the net.Can someone please give the link of that article ??

[raagas]

An Old friend of film maker Ram Gopal Varma wrote a letter to him, which RGV has published on his blog: http://rgvzoomin.com/wrong-go-pal-war-ma/

The letter was just reminiscences of that friend about RGV, when they were students in engg college.It is written in telugu. I'd like to translate(roughly) that:

"we used to be mad/crazy about Ilaiyaraaja's music. Apart from telugu, you got hold of a tamil cassette once, "Ilaiyaraaja Hits in Tamil". It was a festival of sorts for us.We used sit on the terrace of Civil Block building and listen to those songs in walkman, taking turns.I still have that old CONEY cassette".

I wonder how it must have felt for RGV, to be a fan of IR as a mere student and then having IR himself as the music director for his debut film. RGV once said that he felt he was successful for the first time ever, when he saw his name along with Ilaiyaraaja's name on the poster of Shiva.

RGV might not be working with IR today, but he does have good respect for him i guess. And yes, my guess is that, that CONEY cassette might have had "Aananda Raagam" and RGV might have wanted it in Hindi as "Saara Yeh Aalam". Outstanding composition

[jaiganes]

An Old friend of film maker Ram Gopal Varma wrote a letter to him, which RGV has published on his blog: http://rgvzoomin.com/wrong-go-pal-war-ma/

The letter was just reminiscences of that friend about RGV, when they were students in engg college.It is written in telugu. I'd like to translate(roughly) that:

"we used to be mad/crazy about Ilaiyaraaja's music. Apart from telugu, you got hold of a tamil cassette once, "Ilaiyaraaja Hits in Tamil". It was a festival of sorts for us.We used sit on the terrace of Civil Block building and listen to those songs in walkman, taking turns.I still have that old CONEY cassette".

I wonder how it must have felt for RGV, to be a fan of IR as a mere student and then having IR himself as the music director for his debut film. RGV once said that he felt he was successful for the first time ever, when he saw his name along with Ilaiyaraaja's name on the poster of Shiva.

RGV might not be working with IR today, but he does have good respect for him i guess. And yes, my guess is that, that CONEY cassette might have had "Aananda Raagam" and RGV might have wanted it in Hindi as "Saara Yeh Aalam". Outstanding composition

between RGV and Raaja they can write a book explaining Ayn Rand.

[raagas]

Milliblog Karthik's interview

Q:Who are your favorite music directors and has been the most consistent? What is so different about them that makes them your favourites?
A: Ilayaraja and RD Burman are my all-time favorites.

Source: http://blog.blogadda.com/2010/08/05/...blog-interview

[app_engine]

raagas,
I'm not sure whether you already know... milliblog Karthik is one of our hubbers - posts with the id "inetk"

[raagas]

oh... this is news to me! didnt know that.

[J.Radhakrishnan]

Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
இளையராஜாவின் இசைக்குழப்பங்கள்
http://meetchi.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/975/
yedho oru kaalathula (1988) indha raajalakshmi paati yedho theriyaama ezhudhittaanga...vidunga...ippo avanavan blog open panni sagattu menikki ezhudhi thallaraanunga ...(like that cheru sorry charu). Kalaivaaniyae song pathi raajalakshmi paati'oda comment semma comedy...that alone shows what a half baked vengaayam she is (or was !)


Mr.vel,

You are correct!

[J.Radhakrishnan]

Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
இளையராஜாவின் இசைக்குழப்பங்கள்
http://meetchi.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/975/
yedho oru kaalathula (1988) indha raajalakshmi paati yedho theriyaama ezhudhittaanga...vidunga...ippo avanavan blog open panni sagattu menikki ezhudhi thallaraanunga ...(like that cheru sorry charu). Kalaivaaniyae song pathi raajalakshmi paati'oda comment semma comedy...that alone shows what a half baked vengaayam she is (or was !)


Mr.vel,

You are correct!